Universal Health Services: A Record of Problems at Holly Hill Psych Facility in Raleigh

October 2, 2025

Holly Hill Hospital in East Raleigh has experienced repeated incidents of adolescent patients escaping its locked psychiatric units, including seven teens who fled in September 2025 after assaulting a security guard. State inspections have documented 27 deficiencies since January, including staff shortages, inadequate supervision, unsecured medication rooms, and failures to report incidents such as self-harm. One 14-year-old patient injured herself using staples from a worksheet packet despite being on close watch. In another case, a group of girls breached a nurses’ station, damaged equipment, and accessed syringes.

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